Depressing Isn’t It? Why 53% of Americans take Antidepressants

The latest statistics indicate that just over one-half of our country is taking antidepressants. Antidepressants are the number one prescribed drug in the U.S. and are even prescribed for animals now too. Doctors happily hand out these antidepressants, convincing many that they need them. As discussed earlier, “food is a natural chemical.” Most people eat many depressants in our day-to-day foods and, in turn, crave to feel good again. Proper nutrient rich diets keep our cortisol levels stable and are not studied by many doctors yet. The first step is our cellular health before stable mental health can be achieved. If you do not have healthy cells in the brain, it is hard to hold a healthy positive thinking brain to energize us. “Use of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005.”[i] Now, over 27 million people are on medications for depression, which in turn, usually require more prescriptions for side effects. Now that is good pharmaceutical business!

I once met a man who said his doctor put him on antidepressants in college and he had been on them ever since. He was drinking alcohol with the fraternity brothers every night and did not understand why he did not feel motivation the next day so his doctor prescribed antidepressants. Should the doctor have told him to stop drinking alcohol completely first and then reanalyze the situation? Antidepressant drugs, after all, should not be mixed with alcohol. When taking antidepressants and alcohol together, we cannot own up to loving ourselves fully. The good news is that this man I speak of was enlightened a few years ago, and he is now on his way to becoming a more aware and health conscious person.

What if we take responsibility for our nutrition first? What if doctors were banned from prescribing drugs until a patient is off all alcohol, refined sugar, processed foods, caffeine, and animal products? Our body is a machine and if you speed it up, slow it down, then clog it with animal products, how can we expect the machine to function at its best performance? Our mental state is largely a reflection of what we feed our body. If we put a depressant, such as alcohol, into our body why do we expect not to be depressed? It is much harder to take ownership of this, and easier to swallow "happy" pills or put on a Band-Aid to cover the issue. The sad part is that a large part of the country is not functioning correctly sexually either when on antidepressants. Once you are taking antidepressants, your sexual stimulation is troubled. Women have problems having orgasms while men have a hard time with blood flow.

Another side effect of antidepressants is sleeping disorders. Nonetheless, many are okay with the side effects, but they refuse to give up hamburgers, dairy, processed foods, alcohol, or coffee. We decide to take the “no change” route in our nutrition, and accept a pill (and then several more pills to help alleviate the side effects). Is there a pill for being downright crazy and stubborn? We need intellect pills, pills to rid us of fear of change, and the biggest pill of all could help with taking ownership and responsibility for our actions. Honor your emotions and then clean your body out to be the best functioning machine you can have. Watch the energy levels rise and have your normal body function return. How can our bodies help us to be happy when they are consumed with fighting off all the toxins we put down our throat?

We are energy beings and we have an energetic electromagnetic field. One of the best sources of energy is the sun and foods that gain their energy directly from the sun. In order to keep our energy fields powered properly, we need to eat the foods packed with the most live energy. Oxygenation to the body through cardio activity is a natural way to increase our endorphins and feel energized.

Typical side effects from antidepressants and other medications include dry mouth, urinary retention, blurred vision, constipation, sedation, sleep disruption, weight gain, headache, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, loss of libido, agitation, anxiety, and many others. Are those symptoms easier to deal with than trying to change one's food intake?

Think Yourself into Positive Health

Since movies like The Secret have come out there is a notion that you can merely think yourself into health. While positive thought is good, the ability of being medically alive for a while purely on thought without nutritional intake is not yet possible. You need the right fuel to operate your cells at maximum strength and energy levels before expecting any mind-blowing clarity in thought. Positive thought is good, and then positive action is better yet. Will your car go forward with no gas, even if you sit and think positive thoughts about going forward? Your body wants to move forward too, and it needs help to be the strongest it can be. Turn your positive thoughts into eating alive plant-based foods to give your body and brain the maximum nutrients it can use. Soon, you will be a racecar yourself! Even if you are starting late in life, continue to nourish your body, and you will see results in many aspects of your life.